Liam brushed Jovie's head gently. He already lost count of how many times he did that because Jovie was incredibly adorable.She was as pretty as a doll. Looking at her face simply made Liam's heart melt."Jovie, now that I'm back, you'll be a little princess from now on. Nobody will have the guts to call you a b*stard anymore. I'll protect you and your mother from now on. No one will dare to bully you anymore," said Liam.His gaze turned frosty when he mentioned the word b*stard. His daughter should be the most precious little princess in this world. How dare they bully his daughter like this?Because of his neglect in the past few years, his daughter was harmed. A sense of guilt washed over Liam because of that.With a catch in his throat, he said, "Dr. Jensen, I'll leave it all to you. Regardless of what the future will be like, I just hope Jovie can be fine now. Everything else is not a problem. Just let me know if you need anything."Dr. Jensen had never seen Liam so humble
At that moment, a few young men in fashionable clothes were drinking and enjoying themselves in a private room at the Nightwalker Club. Trent was sitting right in the middle with two scantily dressed women on either side surrounding him.One of the women was giggling flirtatiously while holding a drink to his lips. Trent took a sip happily, then he kissed the woman on her ruby lips. The woman grinned and responded to his kiss.Everything just looked incredibly extravagant and sensuous.Once Trent was done with the kiss, he let go of the woman who was left panting for breath. Then, with an unfathomable gaze, he looked down at Celena who was on her knees in front of him.Suddenly, he grabbed Celena's fair wrist and pulled her into his arms with great force. Celena was so frightened by his move that she was shaking all over and started to struggle. "Mr. Walker, you can't do this.""I can't do this? Celena, you've come to this place with me. Do you think you still have the chance to n
Celena cried and said, "Camilla, I won't agree to that monster. Do you know? Jovie's only six, but he got someone to run over her with a car. He even stopped the medical staff at the hospital to save Jovie. She's just a child."Camilla felt sorry to see Celena like that, but she had no idea how to comfort her. She could only sit next to her, hand her a tissue, and let her have a good cry."Camilla, Jovie's still at the hospital. I'm truly worried," said Celena as she sobbed."It's not that I don't want to help you. I'm sure you know that this place is filled with Mr. Walker's men. If he found out that I let you go, I won't be able to survive as well. You know how vicious that man can be," Camilla explained.She felt very troubled. She wanted very badly to help Celena, but she did not dare to offend Trent. It might seem glamorous for her to be the manager of the Nightwalker Club, but she had to be extremely cautious as well. If she were to cross the wrong person one day, she might
She could not let Celena go back into the room no matter what. That was what Camilla was thinking.She led Celena toward the fire escape while urging her, "This is the time to not dilly-dally anymore. Nobody ever comes to this fire escape. Get down this way. Hurry. There's not many people here, but I can't hold them off for long."Upon saying that, they arrived at the fire escape. Camilla grabbed her purse and took out a bank card to give to Celena. "There's not much money in here. It's just about twenty thousand dollars. Take this and take your child as far away as possible. Don't worry about me. I've been in this field for years. I know how to protect myself," said Camillia.Celena pushed the card away and quickly rejected her, saying, "Camilla, you're risking your life to let me go. I can't accept your money no matter what. You—"Camilla hated seeing people being indecisive, so she stuffed the card into Celena's purse. She shoved Celena into the fire escape and said, "Don't wa
Tripp left and came back soon after. He shot a fierce glance at Camilla and said, "Mr. Walker, that b*tch has run away. She probably left through the fire escape. I've sent people to go after her. Don't worry. The exit over there had long been sealed. She's not going to get away." A sense of despair washed over Camilla when she heard Tripp's words. Before she could regain her senses, Trent was so exasperated that he went up to slap Camilla.Several violent kicks followed as a slap did not seem to be enough to vent Trent's resentment. He even beckoned Tripp and the others and bellowed fiercely, "Beat her up! This b*tch ruined my fun."Tripp and the others were gearing up. They waited for this moment for a long time because they were ridiculed by Camilla a lot in the past.Tripp threw kicks and punches at Camilia and sneered. "Serves you right, Camilla. You looked down on me, but you're still at my mercy today."Tripp was working for Trent all this while, so he often followed him t
"That's negotiable as long as you're obedient," said Trent.At a wave of his hand, Tripp and the others let go of Camilla and stepped aside.Celena rushed over to help Camilla up and said with great sorrow, "I'm sorry, Camilla. I'm sorry! It's all my fault."Camilla leaned against Celena as she was weak. Her clothes had been ripped into pieces.She wiped the blood off the corner of her lip and said, "It's not your fault. I've been working here for years. I'll just treat it like I've been bitten by a dog."Camilla felt resentful, but it was not toward Celena. She did not regret helping Celena. Trent was the only person she hated because he was the culprit.Just as Celena said, Trent was a man who ruthlessly harmed Jovie who was just a child. What else could he not do?Trent had a faint smile as he looked at Celena and Camilla. He said, "Celena, finish all the drinks on the table, and I'll consider letting her go."Hearing that, Celena walked up to the table in big strides, picke
Celena's face was covered in tears and blood as she bit her lips. She could not believe it as she looked at the man with a chiseled face in front of her.When she lost all hope in life, Liam came back! The man she had been missing for seven years finally returned!She thought of her despair, Jovie, and the criticisms and humiliations she endured in the past seven years. When she saw Liam's face, everything boiled over. She could not help but burst into tears."You're finally back! Why didn't you come back sooner? Jovie wanted to see you!" Celena sobbed.Liam frantically wiped off her tears. Her face was swollen. The handprints on her cheeks were an eyesore for him. Filled with guilt and heartache, Liam was out for blood.They deserved to die! Both the Walker and the Stone family deserved to die!"Who are you? This woman has offended me. You'd better mind your own business!" Trent looked at Liam aggressively while pointing his gun at him.Liam did not even bother looking at Trent
Celena was struggling, but Liam hugged her tighter. He smiled as he looked at her and comforted her, "Don't worry. Jovie's fine. I've had my men pick her up. She's being treated now."Tears rolled down Celena's cheeks again when she heard that Jovie was fine. She finally felt a heavy weight lifted off her chest."Thank goodness! Jovie's fine," Celena sobbed."F*ck, f*ck! Go to hell, all of you!" Trent's fear was taken over by rage once he heard that Liam had taken Jovie away.He tightened his grip around his gun as he pointed it at Liam. He was dying to pull the trigger and kill him.It was all because of this man. If it was not for Liam, Jovie never would have existed. Celena would obediently submit herself to him as well. The more he thought about it, the more furious he got.Right at the moment Trent pulled the trigger, his hand that was holding the gun was snapped in half before he could even react. His gun was snatched away by Liam as well."Ah!" Trent screamed, holding his
However, Andy was a smooth talker, so the eldest member of the Drayton family liked him. Because of that, the head of the family tolerated him. That was why Andy, who was just a member of the branch family, dared to be so cocky.Andy saw Howard standing at the side from the corner of his eye as he spoke. He thought of what Howard said earlier, and that made his blood boil.He pointed at Howard and bellowed, "Uncle Derrick, this Howard is trash as well. You have no idea. I told him I was a member of the Drayton family, yet he did not take our family seriously at all."Not only did he have his men capture me, but he said cockily that he wanted to lock me up forever, and nobody could stop him."Weren't you very cocky before this, Mr. Mosier? Go on. Continue acting cocky in front of my uncle now. Detain me and lock me up forever."Andy took a couple of steps closer to Howard as he said that. He extended his hands arrogantly and said, "Come on. I have my hands stretched out for you. Hu
Soon, Andy and the thugs from the nightclub yesterday were released.Andy saw Derrick standing at the entrance of the police headquarters at a glance. He got so excited that he shouted, "Uncle Derrick! Uncle Derrick!"Fletcher's subordinates were incredibly excited to see Derrick as well. All of them shouted, "Mr. Derrick Drayton!"One of the subordinates was in Drunham City because Derrick arranged for him to be there. After he was brought to Derrick's side, he smiled apologetically and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir. Don't worry. Fletcher's faction and properties are all here. I'll be able to rebuild the faction here very soon."In other words, even if Fletcher was out of the picture, he would be able to thrive in Drunham City and replace Fletcher.However, Derrick shot an icy glare at him and sneered. "Hmph! How shameless of you to say that? There are so many of you, yet you can't deal with a small loser who only married into the Stone family."If it wasn't because this w
Howard did not expect that the Drayton family would have a connection with the Carter family. They could even produce a token from the Carter family."Mr. Derrick Drayton, I didn't expect that your family and the Carters go way back. You even got the Carter family's token out," said Howard.Derrick sneered and said, "Enough with the nonsense. Howard, my family did the Carter family a favor back then, that's why the general of the Carter family gave this token to us. He promised us that we could take out this token if we were ever in a bind in the future, and they would help us!"I'm taking out this token today to tell you that I'm going to bail Andy out of here. I'd like to see who in Drunham City has the guts to stop me!"Howard was stunned, and then he fell silent.He did not think that Derrick would take out a token from the Carter family.The Carter family was the top family in Mirstone. Nobody in Mirstone would dare to go against the Carter family. Derrick became even more
Meanwhile, Derrick and his men were already at the entrance of the police headquarters.Derrick's eyes were burning with rage as he looked at the door that was shut tightly. A sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Hmph. Looks like they already know I'm coming, so they are deliberately trying to assert dominance."Then, he asked his driver next to him, "Where are our men? Have they all arrived?"The driver nodded and said, "They're here, Mr. Derrick. They are all waiting at the side. We'll tear down the main door to the police headquarters once you give the command."Derrick nodded with satisfaction. Then, he shouted at the police headquarters, "Howard! You're just the chief of the police headquarters! How dare you lock me outside?""I'd like to see how powerful you are today, Howard! Come on, guys. Take it down!"At his command, a group of burly men rushed out of the black van next to him. They were all holding thick bats, and they rushed up to the door ferociously.Right at t
At first, Yafe and the rest of the Stone family were stunned after they heard what Liam said. Then, they all burst out laughing.Yafe looked at Liam with a mocking gaze and said, "Are you kidding me, Liam? You're going to get the Draytons to come and apologize in person? Come on, that's the Drayton family we're talking about! Do you think they are just some nobody?"Right now, I don't want to waste my breath anymore. As long as you're able to stop the Drayton family from targeting us, I'm more than grateful. Don't you forget that you're the one who wanted to leave the Stone family? So, stop dragging us into your mess."Liam shot the crowd with an icy glare and brought Celena out of the Stone Mansion.Celena was still in a slight daze after they got into the car. Liam put on her safety belt for her and asked, "What's the matter, dear? Are you still worried about the Draytons?"Celena nodded and replied, "Yes. After all, all these were caused by the conflict between Andy and us. Jus
Liam wanted to ask what the family heirloom was, but he had no choice but to let it be after he heard what Yonatan said.However, Liam heard Yonatan's voice again, saying, "I've never seen that thing, but I heard from the Drayton family members that it was from a big shot in the military."The military?Liam's eyebrows furrowed once he heard it had something to do with the military. Then, he kicked Yonatan away, making him land next to the thugs.Yonatan passed out because of that kick.Once the thugs saw their leader was out cold, they took a couple of steps back in fear.However, Liam did not care about them at all. He looked at Yafe and the others instead.Once the Stone family members saw that they were out of the woods, they became cocky again.Yafe and Sherah, in particular, were so cocky that they ran up to Liam and condemned him, "Look what you've done! You're bad luck! What else can you do other than cause us trouble? Do you know who that is? He is from the Drayton fam
Yonatan was infuriated and bellowed, "So this is how you're going to play! Alright! I'm not going to stop until I kill you today!"Yonatan was radiating an intense desire to battle. That was the air exuded by a fighter of Fourth Order War King caliber.The Stone family was so frightened by the air he exuded that their faces turned pale. All of them took more than ten steps back in fear, afraid they would be injured by mistake.Yonatan clenched his fist and charged at Liam like a ferocious beast. His fist was packing so much power that it created a sonic boom, cutting through the air and going for Liam's face.The punch was so powerful that it could kill a bull right away.The Stone family thought Liam was going to die. Nobody would be able to survive a punch like that.Yonatan thought the same. He was very confident in his ability. He looked into Liam and knew he used to be a soldier, as well as a good fighter. However, so what?No matter how skilled Liam was in combat, could he
The moment Liam stepped into view, the Stone family members lit up as if they had spotted their guardian angel. They pointed at him, their voices rising in a chorus of relief and accusation. "Mr. Yonatan, look over here! It's Liam! I said they weren't with us!""Exactly! Mr. Yonatan, see for yourself, Liam's not part of our family!""Mr. Yonatan, now that Liam's here, if you're looking to pin the blame on someone, he's your man!""Liam, you actually showed up. If you hadn't crossed the Drayton family, would we, the Stones, have ever been dragged into this mess?""Liam, Celena, you two are nothing but trouble. You've left the family, so why keep stirring the pot for us?"...The air crackled with the Stone family's collective outrage, their faces twisted in anger as if they were ready to rip Liam and Celena to shreds.Celena and Liam's arrival was pure happenstance. They were just in the neighborhood to check in on an old friend when they overheard Yonatan's boastful taunts.Lia
Yonatan did not even bother to look at him. He checked his watch with a chilling laugh and said, "You've got ten minutes for Liam to show up. Don't say I didn't warn you."The words sent a wave of shock through Yafe and the rest of the Stone family, who stared at Yonatan, panic-stricken.Yafe was a mess, desperate to explain, but the sight of Yonatan's henchmen, eager and ready for a fight, stopped him dead in his tracks."Mr. Yonatan, I swear it's the truth. Liam has nothing to do with the Stone family anymore. You've made a mistake!"Yafe's face was flushed with urgency as he tried to convince the unmoved man."It's true, Mr. Yonatan! Liam and Celena were kicked out of the Stone family ages ago.""That's right! He's got nothing to do with us anymore. If you're after Liam, go to the villa at Emerald Lake. He's there, not here with us.""Mr. Yonatan, if you head over to Drunham City and ask anyone, they'll tell you the same thing: Liam and Celena have no ties to us Stones anymor